Through education, The Hope Heart Institute aims to promote wellness and prevent disease. Programs bring current research, treatment procedures and prevention strategies to all ages in an interactive, relevant and empowering way.

The Hope's primary prevention education addresses four goals:

1. Build awareness for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and risk factors.
2. Equip our communities with knowledge, skills and tools to prevent and manage CVD.
3. Connect people to health-related resources.
4. Confront the rising crisis of childhood obesity by addressing the role lifestyle choices play on the structure and function of the cardiovascular system.

Major Projects

• Women Take Heart™, is a free educational series highlighting the causes, impacts and prevention of heart disease and is tailored to a growing, proactive population of women.
• Youth Take Heart™, is a comprehensive cardiovascular education curriculum for grades 6-12.
• Teen Take Heart™, in development.
• Kids Take Heart™, is a health and fitness curriculum for grades 3-6.
• Other educational programs include partnerships with the Pacific Science Center, M.E.S.A., University of Washington Bioengineering, Overlake Hospital, Evergreen Hospital, African American Academy, Seattle Pacific University, Puget Sound E.S.D.
• Hope Health publications are informative, monthly publications, along with a variety of brochures and pamphlets.
• The Hope's scientists and educators give frequent public presentations at local, national and international events.